NFL playoff format

December 10, 1990

First round (Jan. 5-6) Three wild-card teams from each conference and the division champion with the worst record in each conference will play first-round games. The division champion will be at home against the wild-card team with the worst record. The wild-card team with the best record plays host to the other wild-card team. There are no restrictions on intra-division games (an NFC East team can play an NFC East team).

Second round (Jan. 12-13) The two division champions with the best records in each conference will play at home against the first-round winners. The division champion with the best record will play the wild-card survivor with the poorest record. There are no restrictions on intra-division games.

Conference championships The surviving team with the best record will be at home. A wild-card team cannot play host to the game, unless both teams are wild cards.